[tmashb]

Agreed, although it differs vastly between models, I'd say it's rather the opposite if you opt for passive 3d party heatsinks(chassis) which are plenty for Intel's NUC, even 80W TDP models (Iris Pro). Passive cooling for desktops is way more complicated. I've been using Akasa for my Skull canyon for years for my dead silent setup.

[walterbell]

Akasa's fanless Intel NUC cases are excellent. Hopefully they will create a fanless case for Ryzen NUCs, or generalize an Intel fanless case to support multiple port layouts.